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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-28
PERSONAL.

A. B. Wicker returned last night from
Chicago.
Will Felber, of Mitchell, is e guest at
the Morrison.
Frank Munroe went to Running
Water this afternoon.
I'll. Bookman and j. Bagstsd, OF Gay
vile, dined at the Merchants to-day.
N. j. Cramer went to Mitchell on busi-
ness to-day.
John l.. Pennington, IT,, went to Oma-
ha this afternoon, where be takes a news
paper position.
w. L. Read IS just recovering from an
illness brought on by too close contest
with poison ivy.
John Weber, one Of the popular CON
ductors on the Milwaukee road, was in
Yankton last night.
w. e. Peak, the popular travelling
freight agent for the Milwaukee COM
pany is in Yankton.
Will Edgerton, who has spent several
days visiting in Yankton, returned to
h1ltCuSlt bAib hItSTuOOu.
Ed. Humbert. of Sioux City, repre-
senting L.. Humbert's, wholesale har-
ness house, is in Yankton to-day.
Miss Maude Eiseman and Mics Stella
Consoles, of Sioux City, are in the city
the guests of Misses Rose and Jessie
Mattheisen.
Frank IA. Ziebach left this afternoon.
for Lincoln, Nebraska, where he will
take q position with the Wells Fargo ex.
press company.
Rev. Rose Hoyt. of Waverly, Iowa,
reached Yankton last night for a visit
with his sisters, Mrs. Fl. f. Livingston,
Mrs. VIM. Miner and Mrs. w. D. Rus.
sell.
Chas. 81. King. who for the past two
years has held q position as head clerk
in the Office of the Yankton insurance
company in this city, leaves tomorrow
morning Tor Chicago where he will be
employed in the western office of the
Fidelity & Casualty insurance company
OF New York. Mr.. King. is one of the
most popular young men in this city
and the insurance company regrets hav-
ing to part with him because OF his
business capabilities. He has q host of
friends in Yankton who will wish for
him much success.
"A New Organizati0n-A Merchants
Protective Union,
The organization will afford proteo-
ton In giving credit, and is q safeguard
from those who contract debt, and can
but will not pay.
The members furnish the union for
publication in a monthly report q list
OF parties who owe them and fail to pay
or make settlements. Each member
agreeing to refuse credit to any one
whose name appears in such reports
until settlement of claim against them
has been made and noted to the union.
A fine of $50. 90 will be imposed upon
any member failing to comply with this
agreement.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-28

Honey to loan on real state or chhttle
security. e. II. VAN ANTWERP,
Abstract Office.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-28

WanJed-Girl for general house
work for family of three. Must be good
cook and laundress, Address with
reference. Mrs. s. r. STAFFORD.
Care CAPT. STAFFORD,
Fort Randall, Dakota.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-28
The finest Misses and Chill
dren's spring heel shoes at
JACOB MAX & SON.

DIED.
BURGI-July q at 10 o'clock, at her parents
home, Emily Leora Burgi, aged 8 years, 8
months and 10 days.
She was but as a smile.
Which glistens in o tear,
Seen but a little while,
But, oh! how loved, how dear.
Funeral services this afternoon be-
tween FIVE and six o'clock.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-28

Latest and best styles of
Ladies', Misses and Chill
dren's slippers ever shownin
Yankton at
JACOB MAX s. SON.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-28
gresa aaa 9akotaiau

yANEToN, D.. I, JULY ss, 1887.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-28

| that the memberH of the last legislature
passed this law intending that it should
have or believing it did have any such
meaning? Indeed what member of that
body perceiving the logical consequences
OF this construction, though, he may
have privately wished it SO, would have
the temerity to openly boast of it to his
constituents?
This case is certaiIlY very different
from that of issuing bonds or levying
tax for a certain purpose where the petit
TONERS are required to be q certain por-
ton of tax payers IS shown by the as
sessment roll The tax ayers are the
only persons interested in that case and
the assessment roll is the proper and
only place to find them.
Local option is q great moral question
that fleets all classes alike and hence all
should have q voice in dealing with it,
Indeed if the lay meant what is claimed
for it, it may we'll be questioned wheth-
er 1t is constitutional or not, in that II
recognizes one class of cit,zeDs to the
prejudice of another class equally inter
ested, and denies them the right to peti,
ton.
II will be charged perhaps that no one
but a lawyer is capable of approaching
fine distinctions in law and therefore
qualified to pass judgment; that We
must interpret the law literally as j
reads and not surmise what the spirit o
il is or ought TO be. in reply it may be
said that as tho laws are made for tai
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-05-01

Boorman, the brides parents. Miss Louise
Windecker, of Jersey City, a cousin of the
bride, was the bridesmaid, and Mr.. George
Spearin, of Centreville, was the bride
groom's best man. Rev. Henry w. F.
Jones, pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, of Bergen Point, oficiated at the
ceremony. Among those in. attendance
were Mrs. Broughton, Mrs. John G. Hamil-
ton, ex-Fire Commissioner and Mrs. Henry
Windecker, Miss Eta Windeeker and Mr.
Charles Van Wort, of Bsyonne proper
Mr. and Mrs. William Y. Redfern, of Bay
onre proper; ex Freebooter Charles l.
Mum, Mrs Gertrude Donnell, mother of
the bridegroom, Mr.. ard Mrs. Frederick
Boerman, parents of the bride. Miss Louisa
Boorman, sister of tke bride; Mrs. Robert
son, Miss Proctor, Miss Donnell. and Mr..
Charles Fl. Hosford, of Bergen Point.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-05-01
Oda Fel1ows, Anniversary.

The 68th anniversary of Odd Fellowship
in America was celebrated last Tuesday
evening by several lodges in different parts
of the county The members and friends
of Jersey City Lodge No. "a, met at the.
meeting room in Roche's Hall, where d
pleasant and successful entertainment was
given. Mr. FL. Eyertson opened the enter
talnment with an address. in which he dis
cussed the benefits derived from lodge
membership. The address was followed
by well executed piano solo by Miss
Mamie Currie, whose effort was greatly APP
preciated by the audience. The remain
der of the programme consisted of solos,
Duets, banjo solos and recltations. The
following persons appeared before the au-
dience: Mrs Emma Massen, of New York;
Mrs. Chas Saith, Mr.. Parker, Mr.. Fack-
ert, Mrs W. II. Allen, Mr.. j. ID. Leo, Mr..
Lawson. Mr.. Chas. Smith, Mr.. Van Horn,
of the Temple Quartette, and Mr.. r. Nc
Donald. Inc humorous limitations of the
latter gentleman, iI Irish and German
dialects were especially amusing, and he
was repeatedly called before tae audience.
Greenyille Lodge Ne 10, selected Metro
poitan Hall for its celebration. The prin-
cipal attraction was Me-. Harry Buchanan,
who has earned reputation as a humoriss .
His recitations were very amusing and
were greatly enjoyed By The audi,nce The
entertainment also included piano selec-
tions. by JACOB Burg; banjo selections, by
Geo. Marsden, of Iyanhoe Lodge No. 1877,
of New York; violin solo. by Robert Whar-
ton; either sole, by Mr.. Baier, and coro-
net solo by Chss. Cocks After the enter
tainment collation. was served. Messrs.
4. Schultz, III. Anderson, e. Lutz and G..
AIarsden male speeches.
III T.Nlt
son Hall to participate III the celebration
by Farpsworth Lodge No, l43. After six
candidates were admitted to the order,
dancing started and the guests enjoyed
| themselves till morning.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-05-01

The tide OF spring has set in, aud it must sweep
away your heavy winter Clothes. Summer under
wear. socks and all kinds Of mems furnishing
goods st Baxen's, Newark avenue,
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-05-01
1Qn!I Half q Dollar. :
It is not much money. but shall extract teeth
at that rate per tooth. whether one or more,
WITH GAS,
On and After April 4, 1887

thousands of worthy people who ought to be
lieved of the pain of tootl extraction who cannot
afford to pay the present price. Second--As it is
wholly impractical to conduct business the
basis of two prices the charge will be the same to
all. Thirdly business is large enough to justify
me in taking the risk Of loss from this step.
However, I am free to say, have no idea I shall
lose in the end, for experience proves it is always
safe to trust the people in any matter whore the
motive is clearly to benefit them.
Ny work in every department will be maintain
ed at the same high standard of excellence which
has SO long met popular and critical approval.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-10-12
Personal and Pointed.

It is said that Mr.. Spurgeon is in.
the habit OF testing the abilities o,
the more promising of the students Of
his college by obl,eing them to go uE
into the pulpit with sealed envelope
in their own hands containing the text
of their address. On one Of these oc
casions q astudent. on opening the pa
per, found this subject set, . Apply the
story Of Zacchaus to your own per.
sonal qualifications and call. And
he delivered himself in the following
way: My brethren: the subject on
which have to address you to-day is
q comparison between Zacchaus and
my own qualifications. Well, the
first thing that we read of about Zac-
.chaus MAS tnat he Was small of stat
ure, aud never felt SO small as / do
now. In the second place. we real
that he climbed up into tree. which
is very much my posit ion now Third
ilv, we read chat Zacchaus made
haste to come down, Ia which I joy
fully follow his example. s Christian
Observer.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-10-12
ssPat'' Donan and His Bible.

stPat'' Donan and His Bible.
Pittsburg Commercial Gazette.
Colonel Pat Donan, the Western or.
ator, who says he is going to be the
priest to unite the North and South
by means of marrying off a lot OF pret-
ty girls from Dixie to young men in
the North, has had many narrow es.
3capes. He saved his life once by alb.
staining from q game Of poker and
reading the bible. A few years after
the war he was a passenger on a big
Mississippi steamboat bound to St.
Louis from New Orleans. The Colon.
el was asked to take hand in a. game
OF draw-poker that was going on in
the forward part of the cabin. Itwas
Sunday morning, and q sudden inn
pulse seized him to read something
instead OF playing poker. He had
i othing to read until he thought of a
little Bible that a pretty young girl
cousin gave him in New Orleans, ex-
acting q promise from him that he
@WOuIA sooner OF la-eT look between
its leaves. In order to keep the pok-
er-players and the men who watched
the game from laughing at him if they
saw him reading a Bible, he went tc
his staterooln, situated about the
middle of the cabin. He had been
reading from the Psalms of David
about ten minutes when a terrific ex.
plosion took place, killing outright all
the poker players and the men in the
front part of the cabin. The Colonel
was badly shaken up, but he managed
to save a halfsdozen ladies by fight.
ing q lot of deckhands and capturing a
small boat. II e took to the water
after Lnshing off the little boat filled
with women, and was picked up three
miles below, nea.y frozen to death.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-10-12

sacrificed his share already Think
of All Then he plunged forward in
the direction of the dark mass ofbrick
and woods brought prominently into
view by the flames that were constin.
ing its neighbor. The crops of two
years were piled up under it's capa.
cious roof. There was no place to
ship it to. There was no one to
buy it. With the speed Of an ex.
perience campaigner Cap drew a dark
Gordon about the gin. He had not
much faith in his untried forces, but,
after all. the whole thing was q des.
perate chance. Then he faced Othello
In the direction the gin burners must
come from, and waited only q little
while. They came galloping briskly
presently. Theirs was no act OF mere
incendiarism. They were doing what
they had been commanded to do:
Theirs not to question why" Then
Cap Sutton had recourse to the emo.
tional for the first time IN his life. He
faced them promptly, and reminded
them Of all the old man, lying sick at
the house yonder, mad already given uE
to the cause they, too. were battling
for. He appealed to their own sense
Of justice to defend the coloneps prop.
erty. His right to stop them was
sharply challenged. His name was
sharply demanded.
Sutton he gave 1t sullenly. He
knew it carried no prestige with it.
"Sutton!" 1t was repeated with a
brutal laugh of scorn. .'The over
seer.s son has been skulking in the
woods ever since the fight begun!!''
There were no words known to Caps
vocabulary that could answer such q
taunt. There was flash, and anoth-
er and another, then q confused sound
OF galloping horses feet, and Othello,
riderless, was among them.
What a mercy it was" Mrs. Rafe
Sutton said to her husband on the
night when she had the proud pleas
ure of receiving the colonel and his
wife under the roof for the first time
"that Cap had enough breath left
In his body that night to tell the folks
to bring HIM here instead of to the
colonePs. II it hadn't been for her
nursing him through that time Cap
never would have found out what a
good wife Miss Fanny would make,
and he'd a. lived and died alone in
that shanty in the woods. Now look
at him.
1T was a lucky thing that he had
that hard little pin-cushion in his vest
pocket" Col. Rafe Sutton answered
medisatively. "The doctor said it
| was the bullets hittin' it and glancin'
that saved him and sent the ball
meant for his heart into his rib. But
Cap was always a lucky dog; and he's
got sumner Of q wife"
1t was the gratitude for the saving
of many thousands of dollars worth
OF property and his stately gin.
house that brought the colonel and
his soft-voiced wife in person to grace
the wedding feast of Cap Sutton and
Miss Fanny. When they went back
home to the big house they told the
story OF the little pin-cushion that had
been the means OF saving his life. The
colonePs daughter flushed family q;
her mothers prolix description OF the
cushion, which Mrs. Rafe had surrep
titiously displayed, no one knew ex
actly why. But Cap always thought
that the little cushion had wiped out
all his scores against the big house.
New York Evening Post.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-10-12

last year.
State Treasurer Bobleter has completed
mis- monthly report, and made the Official
>statement.of balances in the treasury at
thee close OF business as follows: State in
,stituton fund, 81, ,3O9.95; forestry fund,
aS4o, ,3H2.SS; permanent school fund,
!S2l1 261 .S4: general school fund, $685.
.O57:8E; ,pdrmanent university fund. $23,-
81 gao; general university fund, $206.63;
internal Improvement fund, S7,257. .86;
internal improvetnent land faand. $685.
4.ds; internal improvement aand fund
4 interest, $5Q,lO4.S7; school text book
i.und. $37, ,l73'69; swamp land faand Sd
should ,hs deducted the revenue funsl over
as the actual amount in treasury. This
SUM is deposited in twelve banks, with, the
& exception OF about $500 liz the treaseary
I Attlle Grand Opera HoSse MinneS po-
1 iis. the aAdience WAS trea ted to a nnelo-5
I dramatic sleG which was not on the {,rO-
! grailae. The edrtain had just wrung down
in the last act OF ''lnbnggahningn when
Del Alien. OF the Nicnalet avenue saloon
| firm OF Dunn d Allen. entered the theater.
He walked excstedly To the head OF the
[ alale. and his erea goe,n ,sae the object of
his search, his pretty wife-a lady of
| petite form and t,londe complexion.
Allen rushed to where Mrs. Allen and her
gentleman companion were and remarked,
= with very much feeling: You! you have
been fooling me!'' 1t was very lively Tor
tine next few minutes. Allen grabbed his
wife and pulled her into the aisle and her
male companion hastily made his escape.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-10-12

she ;Gtt ached her bury mule. Mandy
was affected with no false modestY
touching her burr proof ankles, OF
which she made unblushing exhibition
before she alighted on the ground, and
ram nisnbly toward d the gallery with q
face dul) Gf importanc Q. tying her ban
dannaatfresh as sheran. Miss Fanny
say was to get here in hurry
sine said, projecting her eager voice in
advance her scurrying feet, zen she
say I mas ito AK you did you know de
giim -baurners WAS bout ag' 'ins''
tGIn- -burners! Foo1s!''
Hestopped amazed. He kqaew that
six naonths before nearly every gin in
the lower part of the country had
been burned by order OF q man who
had GONE out in command of one Of
the earlaer companies, and who enun-
ciated the remarkable theory that
the sooner every haze Of cotton was
destroyed the quicker the struggle
would end, quite as ii the contest were
being wased for or against material
benefits on either side, rather thanfor
q deafness principle. He knew that
the boarded and hidden substance of
many a man who had lost his all be-
sides alrea1v in the war, but who was
clinging to his hidden cotton as q fut-
ure resource against actual want, had
heen discovered anl consigned to the
flames. But he supposed that phase
OF madness had passed away and the
trenzled ehullitiOn of patriot ism wi, ch
had dictated it had longsubsided: but
here was Mandy, ragged and bare
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New Ulm weekly review., 1887-10-12

~ fa,,,.,o "a ,,,;+L :, - s.......-:.-
! iiaa alslls.elon.
His rider cast one upward look at
the little room with the dormer wins
dow where he had gone to meet his
chance. The curtains We're drawn
aside, and framed IN the dark wood
work was g white, startled face, il;u-
minated BY the dancing hames up
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-08-13
II was worth $50.

A man somewhat past middle life
walked into Thomas Lowiy's Office one
DAY. Ho addressed A. Y. lowering,
MIR. Lowry's private secretary.
"Say," he whispered, edo YOU think
Mr.. Lowry will loan mo $500"
aust read that syn up there, re.
piled Mr.. lowering, pointing to pla.
card In large. bold-feced letters which
read "No Money Loaned Under any
circumstances.
"a can't see that far announced
the applicant for loan.
well. walk over to il.
II haven't got any glasses. Besides,
my eycsight has Como back on me.
can't sec to read. DO you think that
he'll loan me SS0p want the money
badlyw
Mr.. Lowering went into Mr., Lowry's
private Office and related the interview.
That's pretty good, announced the
street-railway president when a
man destroys his eyosight for $50 he
ought to get the money!
He got It. = Minneapolis JorRat
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-08-13


Alice and Tom wers gong about all
unconscious OF the danger.
Pies again Whisper. the anxious
'cadcr MOI oh. dear. no no, pc. No.
aot pc Alasl Il only hm b,cn pic.
But the sad truth Is that things had
gone far beyond PIE. Zaclmrlall didn't
know II but Hannah did. Too many
Dig pies. pumpkin pes. apple pies
squash pes. eurrant pes, strawberry
pies, custard pies aud miscellaneous
pies mad disappeared for her not 10
know that Yes, il was too true that
many brave pc bad passed out OF
that pantry window. victim TO the de-
signs Of plump. rosy-cheeked girl and
the horr.d and growing appetite Of
hired man. So it wasn't pie that
brought about the dread climax. For
/ goodness sake. tell what II was, eh?
Here il is, then: Zachariah caught Tom
kissing Alicel
Yes, Zachariah, personally, detected
Tom, also personally, kissing Alice as
he met her about two-thirds OF the way
down the wide, outdoor cellar stairsl
Alice had been down straining the
evenings milk. and Tom. well, Tom
had no business going down cellar at
all, much less when Alice was down
there! and ZaclIariah with his own
eyes saw him kiss her once, and he
acted just as il he was going to kiss
her againl And Alice, who stood one
step higher up and might just as well
have escaped as not, stood still and
acted as If Tom had kissed her right
there on the cellar stairs before! Good
heavens! and Zachariah had once wor-
ried about pie-ordinary, dried pump
kin pie not over an inch thickl
Young man. fairly Numbered
Zaeharlah, AS they came up the stairs
and Tom, especially. looked shcepish,
II seed We kiss that gal O. miner'
''Y-a-e-s. | did smack her couple o.
times"
Yes ! know it you-you-you-
git right DIN my piace--go right
along."
"Well. lack, I'll tell yc-rll do ii eff
80 say so. but when ] 90 I'm goin' 10
take Alice with me. that's sure!'
Hey? ! reckon We won't do that!
Jes' explain bout that kssin' bus
'nessi'
IVY pap said Alice. .stop yer
actin so foolish-don't you see mo m
Tom are engaged an. are goin' TO be
married when we git ready9 Come
and Kiss me again. Toni = Daeo.a
I Bell.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-08-13

One day one OF the officers OF tho
cooking school came 10 one Of the teach
ers with rather O splendid air, saying:
you are 10 have a new pupil today, a
young friend of mine who graduated
last year from Vassar. She is very ac-
complished young lady and think you
will find her a valuable addition to the
class. She is girl Of quick comprehen-
sion and very bright"
The teacher bowed and prepared her
self for meeting pupil who would never
get her measures wrong, nor fail to see
the niceties OF all culinary philosophy.
The first lesson OF the Yassar girl, who
was pretty and well-bred young wo-
man, was a demonstration lesson in meat
cooking. She listened to the opening
remarks with interest She "begged
pardon" 10 ask, "What is a skewer2"
and watched the teacher with house
wifely interest But presently, Nov
separate the fat from the lean, said the
cooking teacher, and the other pupils
began the task. Poor Miss Yassar looked
at the meat before her in despair. She
had never observed il in its uncooked
state before. There was no help for it.
Il am sorry" she said sweetly, but
won't you please tell me which is the fat
and which the lean ?"-Boston Record.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-08-13
QnIte tl,e Old LndY NOW

The presentation Of the household
gift to the queen took place in the ball
room at Buckingham Palace on Wednes-
day afternoon, and all the subscribers
were invited TO attend. It was as pleas.
ant and informal a ceremony as any
court function could be. Her majesty
walked In, accompanied by several Of
the pr;ncesses, and bowed with q most
cordial smile TO the members of The
household, ''past and present, who at
tended 10 the members Of some hum
dreds
Lord Mount Edgcrmbe read very
short address, and, after the queen had
inspected and admired the present, she
walked slowly around The company,
bowling and smiling at every step, and
stopping 10 speak 20 several people, and
she kissed some of the ladies. Her
majesty has become quite ''the old
lady" now, and walks with the step Of
age, but she looks exceedingly well and
seemed in the best of spirits. Il London
Truth.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-08-13

The killing OF brother man, even in
bettle, is painful thing to remember.
A soldier of the late war thus wildly de-
scribes his first experience:
Ny first man is saw but twenty seconds
but shall remember him forever.
was standing by my gun, when Com
federate infantry soldier rushed up and
made lunge with his bayonet at one of
the horses.
whipped out my revolver and took
him through the breast. He tossed up
his arms, gave me the strangest look in
the world, and fell forward on his face.
He had blue eyes, brown curling hair, q
dark mustache and handsome face.
thought, the instant / fired, that ]
should have loved that man If had
known him. / tell you what, this war
is terrible business.